diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index ac082a5e1..3ac6ba5bd 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -972,6 +972,7 @@ export class OpenAI {
       return await this.fetch.call(undefined, url, fetchOptions);
     } finally {
       clearTimeout(timeout);
+      if (signal) signal.removeEventListener('abort', abort);
     }
   }